Focal Points: Antisemitism
Leo Bach with a message to the future
Leo Bach explains how humanity has a responsibility to stop atrocities like the Holocaust from happening again.
Rudolph Abraham
Language: English
Rudolph Abraham recalls his first encounters with antisemitism in the early 1930s in Hungary.
Edith Abrahams
Language: English
Edith Abrahams remembers the antisemitic attacks and demonstrations in Germany including the burning of Jewish books.
Jack Lerner
Language: English
Jack Lerner recalls the moments he experienced antisemitism in his childhood.
Maximilian Kaufmann
Language: English
Maximillian Kaufmann speaks about the antisemitic propaganda in Austria including newspapers, which drew shrewd caricatures of Jews. He also recalls witnessing the attacks of orthodox Jews on the city streets.
Samuel Marcus
Language: English
Samuel Marcus reflects on the antisemitism he experienced as a child in New York.
George Weiss
Language: English
George Weiss was seven years old when the Germans invaded his home country of Belgium. He reflects on the shame he felt when he was forced to wear the yellow star of David to school.
Renée Firestone on the Importance of Tolerance
Language: English
Renée Firestone reflects on the importance of tolerance and hopes that future generations will learn from her testimony, and stand up against prejudice.
Judy Lysy Remembers Jewish Restrictions
Language: English
Judy Lysy speaks how Jewish restrictions and antisemitism increased in her hometown in then Czechoslovakia.
Yehudi Lindeman
Language: English
Yehudi Lindeman, a child survivor from the Netherlands, speaks of the importance of all people learning from the Holocaust.
Erno Abelesz on the German occupation of Hungary
Language: English
Erno Abelesz remembers when German forces occupied his home country of Hungary on March 19, 1944.
Robert Fisch
Language: English
Robert Fisch speaks on the importance of standing up to intolerance and the dangers of being a bystander.
Agnes Adachi on the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games
Language: English
Agnes Adachi remembers attending the Olympic Games in Berlin 1936; and describes what it was like to watch Jesse Owens compete and win the gold medal. She recalls that the anti-Jewish restrictions and propaganda had been eased at the time because of the international presence in Germany.
Norbert Friedman with a Message to the Future
Language: English
Norbert Friedman talks about the importance of learning lessons from the Holocaust, which include human compassion for others, tolerance of different religions and respect for human life.
Henry Laurant on experiencing antisemitism
Language: English
Henry Laurant remembers the first time he experienced antisemitism in Nazi Germany. He was targeted by other children who were influenced by Nazi rhetoric. His testimony is featured in the multimedia professional development program, Echoes and Reflections.
Leo Bach with a message to the future
Language: English
Leo Bach explains how humanity has a responsibility to stop atrocities like the Holocaust from happening again.